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Unfortunately very few German unit war diaries from WW2, especially those written by elements under divisional level, survived. However, such documents give a particular insight into the most intriguing details of combat actions. Nevertheless, PeKo Publishing House managed to find itself in possession of such a rarity, the Kriegstagebuch of Panzer-Abteilung 103, which covers the period from summer 1943 to spring 1944. I was more than glad to undertake the task of writing a combat history of the unit based on that war diary, supplemented by other contemporary sources.
Reading the documents relating to the history of this armoured unit, which was compelled to engage in combat with Allied troops using StuG. III assault guns instead of tanks on a terrain in Italy where the conditions were muck less than ideal for armoured tactics, was illuminating. Most of the time, Panzer-Abteilung 103 was put into action while broken up into platoon or company strength units at best which were then simultaneously deployed at several locations to provide support for German infantry or to fight against the Allies' armoured fighting vehicles.
Regrettably, the Abteilung's diary ends in April 1944 with its appendices only partially intact. Despite this, a very detailed picture emerges of the significant role played by Panzer-Abteilung 103 at a time when Italy pulled out of the war and the Allies landed at Salerno and during the fighting at the Anzio/Nettuno.
Inhalt:- Introduction
- Re-establishment of the German Panzer-Abteilung 103 and its transport to Italy
- Italy pulls out of the war
- Fighting from Salerno to the River Volturno
- In the "Bernhardt Line"
- Against the Anzio bridgehead in the area of Aprilia
- Holding manoeuvres up to the River Arno
Hardcovereinband im Großformat mit 118 Seiten, vielen Abbildungen und Planskizzen.
Neubuch von PeKo Publishing.
Gewicht: 780 Gramm
